North Qld braces for TC Trevor

Cyclone Trevor is bearing down on far north Queensland communities as it is set to make landfall at 4pm on Tuesday.

Tropical Cyclone Trevor is set to make landfall on Tuesday afternoon. Here's what we know so far.

- The small town of Lockhart River is in lockdown.

- The cyclone is a category three system with 150km/h wind speeds.

- It is moving west about 10km per hour and expected to make landfall about 4pm.

- The storm has a 100km wind gust radius.

- Towns across Cape York are within the cyclone's warning zone.

- Roads across the top end of Queensland have been closed.

- Schools at Lockhart River and Coen are closed due to severe weather.

- There are moderate flood warnings for the Mossman and Daintree rivers.

- The storm is expected to weaken as it crosses the Cape York and re-intensify in the Gulf of Carpentaria.


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